Although present in very small amounts, selenium (Se)-based compounds play important roles in protecting the body from ...

Everything we can see and touch, and quite a lot that we can’t as well, is made of tiny particles called atoms. Some substances, like particles of this iron, contain only one kind of atom. Iron is an ...

Scripps Research chemist Matthew Disney, PhD, and colleagues have created drug-like compounds that, in human cell studies, bind and destroy the pandemic coronavirus' so-called "frameshifting element" ...

You may have noticed that the rock formations are very different colors. The rock formations on the left are from Red Rock State Park in Texas, and on the right is El Capitan Mountain in Yosemite ...

The formula H₂O shows that water is made from two atoms of hydrogen (H) bonded to one atom of oxygen (O). Katie: Time for some science. And today it's a chemistry classic, the periodic table. And here ...

Most chemical compouds are still unknown to science. How many new ones can we make by combining elements from the periodic table? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A new chemical compound has shown promise for treating Alzheimer's disease. Its effects in a rat model of the disease were ...

A NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released July 7, 2012, shows U Camelopardalis, a star nearing the end of its life located in the constellation of Camelopardalis (The Giraffe), near the North ...

Scientists have developed a new molecule that breaks down beta-amyloid plaques by binding to excess copper in the brain. The ...

Ice grains from Enceladus reveal the richest mix of organics yet, offering the strongest clues that the moon’s hidden ocean ...

Selenium-based compounds play vital roles in human and animal health; however, accurately detecting their various forms has long been a challenge. Researchers from Chiba University have developed a ...